Grades:
High School
These Oh-So-2018 Homework Excuses Will Make You LOL
We've come a long way since blaming it on the dog.
Stephanie Jankowski
English teacher by trade, smack talker by nature, Stephanie Jankowski loves words and has a knack for finding the funny in everyday life. A mother of three in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Stephanie subscribes to the mantra: “Life is too short, laugh!” Visit her site, WhenCrazyMeetsExhaustion.com, for more!
Here Come the Tears: Why I Cry at the End of Every School Year
It's hard to say goodbye to students!
5 School Colleague Conflicts and How to Handle Them
First, take a deep breath.
Being a Teacher Was My Best Preparation for Motherhood. Here’s Why.
It was in the classroom that I gleaned parenting know-how.
Grades:
10th Grade
10 of the Best Principal Stunts We’ve Ever Seen
Because you know what they say about all work and no play!
5 Moments When Teachers Are the Most Challenging Classroom Parents
Name dropping the district admin, anyone?
Grades:
High School
5 Things I Miss About Teaching in a Traditional Classroom
I teach from home and mostly love it, but there are some things I'll always miss about my brick and mortar school.
6 Secrets for Making Co-Teaching Work in the Classroom
Working in such close proximity with another teacher can be tough. How one teaching team found success.
When Things Fall Apart: The Abuse of School-Board Power
It takes a village (of people working on the same side).
The Surprising Way My Colleagues and I Turned Around a Struggling School
It was part of the job.
Grades:
High School
High School Teachers, Try This! “Students Do the Teaching” Month
A dystopian literature lesson plan.
What I’ve Learned From Greek Mythology, or, When Not to Call Your Principal
Homer’s “The Odyssey” in a high school English classroom: epic poem or epic failure? Because of all the weird sexual allusions and because sophomores, “The Odyssey” always forces me to walk the fine line between appropriate yet engaging, and when standing before a room of 25 15-year-old students, it is a daunting task to say the least. However,[…]
We Need an Attitude Adjustment: Looking at Adolescence in a Different Light
My first student teaching assignment plopped me down in a class of seventh graders who, on a good day, would bark and moo because that’s funny! A bad day included a lot of tears and defiance, which made more sense to me because, hormones. When my teaching assignment was complete and I transferred to a high[…]
10 Questions Students Should Never Ask Their English Teacher
Much like a toddler’s incessant Why?, our students can ask some pretty mind-numbing questions. Some of those FAQ are universal, such as: “Will this be on the test?” and “Is this for a grade?” But educators in every discipline will tell you they have their own sets of forbidden inquiries. I polled a few of my[…]
Perspective, People! Ideas on Teaching Literature
During our literature units, I’m always ranting about “perspective.” When I do, students assume I am referring to the point of view from which a piece of literature is written. First person, third person, limited, omniscient. That’s all fairly simple, but I have come to learn that the higher-order thinking involved in analyzing how the point of[…]
Getting Your First Teaching Job: One Teacher’s Story
This advice could save your life (or, at least, your interview).
